Monday, November 16, 2009

Fé Bhrat Bhride -- Poems about Saint Brigid in Irish Mantle of Brigid

For those interested in Irish language texts, here is a collection of Brigid poems in Irish, from Veritas.

Fe Bhrat Bhride - Poems about Saint Brigid in Irish
Author:Ni Mhorain, Brid
Publisher:AIS
ISBN:9781903896068
Price:€10.00

Description

ABOUT THE BOOK

Faightear plé sa chnuasach nua ar Dhia, an dúlra, nádúr na filíochta, an choimhlint idir an sean agus an nua, an ceangal idir an dúchas agus an domhan mór maille le cur síos ar ghrá an fhile dá ceantar dúchais, Corca Dhuibhne. I gCorcaigh a rugadh Bríd Ní Mhóráin, ach is i gCiarraí a tógadh í. Is é seo an triú cnuasach s'aici. Foilsíodh Ceiliúradh Cré i 1992 agus Fé Bhrat Bhríde i 2002.

This collection explores nature, God, the conflict between the new and the old, the connection between heritage and the world, the nature of poetry and the poet's love for her home in Corca Dhuibhne. Bríd was born in Cork but grew up in Kerry. This is her third poetry collection. Ceiliúradh Cré was published in 1992 and Fé Bhrat Bhríde was published in 2002

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brí Ní Mhóráin was born in Newmarket, Co Cork. Her poetry collections are Ceiliúradh Cré (Baile Átha Cliath, Coiscéim, 1992); Fé Bhrat Bhride (An Daingean, An Sagart, 2002); and Siolta an Iomais (Gallimh, Clo Iar-Chonnachta Teo, 2006). A prosework, Thiar Sa Mhainistir Atá An Ghaolainn Bhreá (Cill Dara, An Sagart, 1997), is a recommended text book on the Irish course at UCC. She has been awarded Oireachtas prizes in 1988 and 1999 for her poetry, and in 1992 for her prose. More recently she has been awarded a research scholarship by Bord na Gaeilge (2000), and a bursary in Literature from the The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Éalaíon (2000). She lives in Kerry.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Two Brigit CDs



Such a delight to listen to truly beautiful music that is inspired in part by Brigit. Check out the cut previews of these two CDs.



Katy Taylor created Welcome Brigid with Amy Fradon and Lynn Margileth. You can hear one or two more previews on CDbaby,including a poem to Brigid. Everything fits together beautifully, vocals and instruments, words and intent.


 

Barbara Gallagher's St. Brigid of Kildare Suite is pure piano and it is gorgeous. You can listen to pretty much the whole thing on her website. You can buy it at CDbaby.